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FWC not exempt from FOI

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The Australian Information Commissioner has ordered the Fair Work Commission (FWC) to release CCTV footage to Channel 9 showing a physical altercation between a South Australian rail services assistant and a passenger. The FWC sought to suppress the footage, which Nine Network Australia sought under freedom of information provisions. FWC argued it ...

Strikers down 90% this quarter

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Industrial disputes in the March quarter were down, with the number of employees involved in disputes down 90%. According to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures there were just 37 disputes in the March 2014 quarter, 21 fewer than December 2013. The number of employees involved in industrial disputes this quarter was 5,700, a 90.1% decreas...

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Editor: David Marin-Guzman, (02) 8587 7682, david.marin-guzman@thomsonreuters.com . Chief Journalist: Paul Karp. Journalist: Steve Andrew. Managing Editor: Helen Jones. Twitter: @WorkforceTR

Min wage increased by 3% as FWC calls for legislative change

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WFD : The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has increased minimum modern award wages by 3%, lifting the national minimum wage by 50¢an hour to $16.87 and by $18.70 a week to $640.90. The cmn has also called for legislative amendments to “inflexible” minimum wage provisions so it can revisit its determinations in light of subsequent business or...

FWBC expands ‘cold case' investigations

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WFD : The building watchdog is investigating 14 ‘cold cases' against unions that were discontinued or settled by its predecessor, Fair Work Building Construction (FWBC) director Nigel Hadgkiss has told Senate Estimates on Monday (June 2). In response to questions about FWBC's inquiry into its predecessor's approach to unlawful industrial acti...

Minimum wage 2014: How the panel came to its decision

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WFD : Following the Fair Work Commission decision to increase minimum modern award wages by 3% or $18.70 a week ( WFD19173 ), Workforce Daily analyses the thinking behind the outcome. Inequality increasing The national minimum wage (NMW) panel accepted the force of the ACTU's argument that there was close correlation between the falling minimum wag...

FWC allows Alcoa Kwinana refinery to unilaterally change rosters

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WFD : The reallocation of Alcoa Kwinana Refinery workers from a 10.3 hour shift roster to a nine-day fortnight did not breach a workplace agreement, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. In a dispute application, the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) argued any change to the roster required consultation with the union. However, Commission...

FWC not exempt from FOI

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WFD : The Australian Information Commissioner has ordered the Fair Work Commission (FWC) to release CCTV footage to Channel 9 showing a physical altercation between a South Australian rail services assistant and a passenger. The FWC sought to suppress the footage, which Nine Network Australia sought under freedom of information provisions. FWC argu...

Strikers down 90% this quarter

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WFD : Industrial disputes in the March quarter were down, with the number of employees involved in disputes down 90%. According to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures there were just 37 disputes in the March 2014 quarter, 21 fewer than December 2013. The number of employees involved in industrial disputes this quarter was 5,700, a 90.1% d...

Govt to appoint new super panel member

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WFD : The head of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) president has asked the Federal Government to urgently appoint an additional panel member for its default superannuation fund review following the resignation of one of its members. Last week, FWC expert panel member Vicki Allen, who was taken off the review in March due to conflicts of interest, res...

Justice Ross wants off default fund review

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WFD : Fair Work Commission (FWC) President Justice Iain Ross has revealed he won't hear the default super fund review if the Government appoints another expert panel member in time. On Friday (May 28) Justice Ross asked employment minister Senator Eric Abetz to appoint another expert panel member after the resignation of Vicki Allen ( WFD19171 ). J...

Vic to pay $100k plus reinstatement for depression sacking

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WFD : The Federal Circuit Court has ordered the Victoria Office of Public Prosecutions (OPP) to reinstate a lawyer unlawfully sacked for depression after considering its earlier judgment's “widespread publicity” could cause difficulties for him obtaining future employment. In a remedy decision handed down last week following adverse act...

FWC rejects ‘contentious' EA over signature fail

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WFD : The Fair Work Commission has rejected Sky Racing's new enterprise agreement (EA) and directed the company to restart negotiations after finding the agreement application had not complied with the Fair Work Act's signature requirements. Sky Channel's proposed production crew EA was understood to have recently been voted up by a margin of only ...

Workers' assets at risk for striking

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WFD : The Fair Work Building and Construction Commission has confirmed that it has issued two “search and seizure” notices to Western Australia workers for failing to pay fines related to unlawful industrial action. The notices prevent the workers from selling their assets, usually their house or car, before they pay their $10,000 fine....

Royal Cmn to dig deeper into AWU scandal

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WFD : The Royal Commission into union corruption will next week continue its inquiry into the Australian Workers Union (AWU) alleged ‘slush fund', with hearings scheduled over four days. The June 10 to June 13 hearings will deal with the AWU-Workplace Reform Association, a fund allegedly secretly set up and controlled by former AWU officials ...

Govt dodges termination payout in public sector transfer

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WFD : A Full Court of the South Australian Supreme Court has rejected a claim by a former executive public servant for a $173k termination payment, finding legislation allowed him to be transferred within the public sector without triggering the entitlement. The case highlighted state governments' flexibility to manage their workforces . The full c...

FWO rebuts non-monetary benefits scare

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WFD : The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has told Senate Estimates on Monday (June 2) that the Government's proposed Fair Work Act amendments do not change the law around providing non-monetary benefits in individual flexibility agreements (IFAs). FWO Natalie James told the estimates hearing on June 2 that claims the FW Amendment Bill 2014 “reeked...

FWC throws out state public sector bullying claim

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WFD : The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has confirmed its bullying jurisdiction does not cover state public sector employees, rejecting the application of a Western Australian teacher who claimed she was bullied at work. The case reinforced that under Fair Work Act (FW Act) s789FD(3)(a) only constitutional corporations, the Commonwealth or its authori...

Lib Senator to detail Harcourt complaint to FWC

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WFD : Liberal Senator Helen Kroger will write to Fair Work Commission (FWC) President Justice Iain Ross to complain that political statements by expert panel member Tim Harcourt may be in breach of the FWC code of conduct. Senate Estimates on June 2, Senator Kroger asked Justice Ross whether Harcourt's “active Tweeting about the Federal Gover...

Director fined after company underpaid $240k

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WFD : The Federal Circuit Court has fined a bankrupt transport company's director $13,200 for his involvement in his now-insolvent company underpaying three workers a total $239,364. Between December 2011 and July 2012 the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) investigated freight company Doble Express after three employees complained about underpayments. Afte...
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